Leading a business is not easy. To inspire teams and grow in today’s volatile market, business leaders need to step outside the day-to-day motions of running a company and embrace out-of-the-box thinking, Scott Wiltshire, Vice President and General Manager, Oracle NetSuite, ANZ. Not every entrepreneur starts a business to become a leader, and many… Read more »
The value of presence occurred to me while standing in a small community hall in Iwate Prefecture, Japan, in early 2011. It was the aftermath of the tsunami that devastated so much of the east coast of that beautiful country and claimed close to 20,000 lives, writes Peter Baines founder of Hands Across the… Read more »
Several factors contribute to teams shining, sinking or spinning, and conflict is often seen to play a negative role. However, the reality is that conflict is inevitable. When used correctly, conflict can create an exciting environment. When used poorly, it can be expensive, explains Adrian Baillargeon, team performance expert and author of Teams that… Read more »
Fostering a feedback culture and encouraging shared knowledge are just two things businesses should consider if they want to improve employee performance, writes Elora Voyles, SME data scientist at Culture Amp. Investing in employee performance If you want to improve performance, small businesses can invest in a combination of strategies that offer employee training,… Read more »
How a business leader treats themself is a compelling reflection of their values, integrity and capacity to inspire and motivate others, explains change-maker and learning and development specialist, Ella Zhang, author of Upgrade: How to outperform your default self to gain your superpowers. By paying attention to your self-care, you can demonstrate an understanding… Read more »
We are living in an epidemic of urgency and busyness. Unless we are flat out, working ridiculous hours, we are judged – and we often judge ourselves – as lazy or unproductive, explains productivity expert Donna McGeorge. However, it’s becoming increasingly clear that down time is not only beneficial to individuals but also essential… Read more »
Interviewing and recruiting are only the first steps of the journey when hiring new staff, but it’s the third step – onboarding – that is perhaps the most important, writes Brad Giles, leadership coach, business advisor and author of the new book Onboarded: How to bring new hires to the point where they are effective,… Read more »
As remote work becomes the norm for many employees, some leaders are falling into the trap of micromanaging employees, a practice which ultimately drives down engagement, motivation, productivity and trust. Don’t despair; you can still stop yourself with these actions, writes Daniel Sanchez-Reina, VP Analyst at Gartner. Whether they admit it or not, micromanagers usually… Read more »
Have you ever wondered what business leaders are doing to create a flourishing sales culture and create growth opportunities now and into the future? Is there a certain sales leadership style or approach that has risen to the top during the pandemic, that allows teams to hit sales targets and prosper? KBB takes a deep… Read more »
Over the years, whether in my personal or business life, I’ve been all about learning the 1 percenters from other people and applying them, writes Glen James author of Sort Your Money Out & Get Invested. I’m now more a student of life learning from wherever I can and applying such lessons. If someone is… Read more »
Possibly one of the more persistent debates in business, sports, and life generally is this whole idea of what constitutes a good leader, writes Andy Reid. It’s a fascinating topic when you look at the opinions of ‘leaders’ around the world. Steve Jobs talks about ‘innovation’ being at the core of leadership, plenty of others… Read more »
While physical isolation is a highly effective strategy to stop the virus from spreading the resulting separation, loneliness and disconnection from our working world and other people is hard for many to cope with, writes coaching and leadership expert, Simon Popley. Covid has negatively impacted the mental health and wellbeing of millions of people, the… Read more »
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